This was disclosed on Monday by the APC National Secretary of the party, Mai Mala Buni
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Obuah explained that the PDP is not pleased with the comments emanating from the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, that there is something fundamentally wrong with the judicial arm of government over the Supreme Court judgment in favour of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State
Odigie-Oyegun said what he said when he received chieftains of the APC from rivers State, led by its governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, was just to express surprise at the judgement
At the meeting, Odigie-Oyegun expressed shock over the Supreme Court’s decision on the Rivers State governorship election
Audu died on Sunday and his death was announced shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the governorship poll, which was conducted in the state on Saturday, inconclusive
The party announced the decision on Tuesday
In a statement issued on Friday in Yenagoa, the campaign maintained that the primary, which it claimed was won by Chief Timipre Sylva, was conducted in accordance with the party’s rules and guidelines set by the Independent National Electoral Commission and as such the party has no basis to cancel its outcomes
In the present dispensation, I have no difficulty in believing that President Muhammadu Buhari will pay special attention to the region
Prominent politicians in the South-West geo-political zone on Sunday gave the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Odigie-Oyegun made the denial when the leadership of the South East, South South Professionals paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Thursday
‘Our position is that we are not a party to what they did and we maintain that the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Cannot be conducted outside the chamber of the House and we are ready to participate in that process on Tuesday 9th June, 2015’
In my office, it was only me and the late Tunde Idiagbon, we discussed and agreed that the main problem of Nigeria was indiscipline. If we could get majority of Nigerians to accept, which ever level they were, we will make a lot of progress
However, the former national chairman of the PDP told newsmen he still remained in the PDP
APC supporters across the UK who converged at the Everlasting Arms Ministries Church in East London for the presidential rally, were disappointed when the party flag bearer did not turn up
The APC in a statement by its Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, at a press conference in Abuja, said plans had been concluded by the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Presidency to use Thursday’s Council of State meeting to secure the approval of members of the Council for the postponement of the elections
Odigie-Oyegun, who disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday at the end of National Working Committee meeting of the party, said Buhari would make the announcement at a news conference
Members of the APC’s presidential screening committee inaugurated on Thursday are: Dr. Igbonnaya Onu (former National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party), Dr. Tunji Abayomi, Ambassador Baba Ahmed Jida, Dr. Sam Sam Jaja, Senator Bukola Saraki, Tom Matamaki Maiyashi, Prof. Agbonlahor and Ambassador Fatai Balla
In the next few weeks, our candidates for all elective positions in the February 2015 elections will emerge. Our party will conduct all processes for the selection of these candidates in strict and transparent compliance with our rules, and we will put forward candidates who will truly represent the people and work for a future full of hope, confidence, progress and peace. We have no doubt that Nigerians will vote for these candidates we will put up, because they will be agents of change, and they will be standing against agents of the status quo, who want to perpetuate this culture of deceit, divisiveness, incompetence and impunity that has continued to hold Nigeria back
The party said this has again come to the fore with the recent release to Capital Oil Limited all its assets hitherto lawfully acquired by the Assets Management Company of Nigeria as a result of its involvement in the fuel subsidy scam
Chief Odigie-Oyegun specifically declared that no nation has ever developed using religion as a divisive or campaign tool